A hardline conservative leader, the Indian-origin cabinet member frequently grabbed headlines for her provocative comments on migrants, protesters, the police and the homeless.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/rishi-sunak-sacked-suella-braverman-9024817/

Amid heightened tensions with Palestinian worshipers, Israeli settlers also pressed ahead with their frequent incursions and provocative rituals at the holy site.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/199819/Arab-League-condemns-Zionist-raids-on-al-Aqsa-mosque

And indeed, President Biden, in one of his four statements last year — in, I think, probably the most provocative statement — said that Taiwan alone should determine its independence.

Source: https://truthout.org/video/the-us-and-china-edge-closer-to-war-as-tensions-rise-over-taiwan/

And it’s like, well, ‘How did they win when they went on stage and did all this provocative stuff?’

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/9/2/23836509/dance-competition-debate-age-appropriate-costumes-moves

And that was actually New York Times v. Sullivan, often to protect, frankly, the Civil Rights movement, or anti-Vietnam protestors saying you can’t just censor speech if it is provocative.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/01/25/khanna-meta-shouldnt-punish-trump-for-speech-protected-by-the-first-amendment-a-few-billionaires-shouldnt-decide-speech/

“And to carry it on your hip or to walk in with an assault rifle in an attempt not just to be provocative, but to intimidate somebody, or worse.”

Source: https://ctmirror.org/2023/01/23/connecticut-governor-ned-lamont-ban-open-carry-gun-purchases/

An end must be put to these provocative primitive actions or we shall be forced to defend ourselves with every legitimate tool at our disposal.

Source: https://flashpointnews.com/2023/01/20/pdp-planned-orchestrated-attack-on-apc-campaign-in-p-harcourt-being-text-of-a-joint-press-conference-by-the-state-working-committee-of-the-rivers-apc-and-the-2023-campaign-council-on-friday-januar/

Anthony McIntyre – a challenging writer and provocative thinker – stated on Friday that “The Wolfe Tones are this generation’s Clancy Brothers”.

Source: https://sluggerotoole.com/2023/09/14/music-and-politics-dont-mix/

Arriving at the palace in an array of grey and black outfits, decidedly more demure than their usual provocative look, the girls lined up and were each presented by smiling Charles with their medals in the 1844 Room.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12783503/BLACKPINKs-Jennie-shows-Honorary-MBE-revealing-huge-honor-receive-King-Charles-attend-state-banquet.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

As I read the piece, I was quickly disheartened: It was a provocative headline, followed by an article that mostly equated antisemitism with critiques of Israel and support for Palestinian freedom.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2023-11-10/israel-palestine-campus-free-speech-antisemitism-hamas

A spokesperson for A.G Barr said: "We strongly refute the provocative accusations by Unite the union that we have potentially engaged in illegal activity during industrial action.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23746060.irn-bru-manufacturer-accused-union-busting-tactics/?ref=rss

A woman holds a provocative sign during a pro-Palestinian rally in Los Angeles on Oct. 14.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-12-14/surge-in-antisemitism-shocks-many-jews-sparks-debate

Be it a series or a one-off, plenty of novels (and consequently specific authors) are gaining traction across TikTok for their provocative pages.

Source: https://stylecaster.com/spicytok-books/

But the attacks are becoming increasingly provocative and dangerous.

Source: https://original.antiwar.com/ted_snider/2023/09/06/in-ukraine-the-best-plan-b-is-the-plan-before-plan-a/

But when it comes to gender, it really is hard to avoid the conflicts between the sexist expectations of the MAGA ideology and the lives of their provocative female celebrities.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/11/03/nancy-mace-learns-the-lesson-of-lauren-boebert-and-marjorie-taylor-greene-maga-is-not-for-ladies/

Charged with provocative ideas about the relationship between mass media and mass violence, is a model of maximally effective filmmaking on a minimal budget and a potent first statement from one of the defining voices of the American New Wave.

Source: https://collider.com/criterion-releases-may-2023-thelma-and-louise-petite-maman/

China urged to stop provocative acts in WPS, follow 2016 arbit.

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/224326/china-condemns-canadas-support-for-ph-on-south-china-sea-incidents

Copeland added a sharp-elbowed reggae beat, and Sting's provocative narrative did the rest.

Source: https://ksenam.com/ixp/295/p/the-police-cant-stand-losing-you-song/

Damien Chazelle’s debauched, provocative take on Hollywood’s silent era tears through both the director’s reputation as a head-in-the-clouds dreamer and the common misconception that early film was ever a quaint or saintly place.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/best-films-2023-barbie-b2463974.html

Decrying alleged profiling of LP candidate, creation of dissension and contrive misunderstanding by some politicians, Shonibare implored residents to ignore provocative posts on social media.

Source: https://onlinenigeria.com/stories/314869-lagos-guber-afenifere-backs-lps-rhodes-vivour.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lagos-guber-afenifere-backs-lps-rhodes-vivour